law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to face; to go towards; to head towards
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
of course; certainly; naturally
selling out; being sold out
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
winning a prize; placing (high; in a contest)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...